Minamidaitō Island

Also known as Minamidaito

thumb|200px|right|Map of Minamidaitō , also spelt as Minami Daitō or Minami-Daitō, is the largest island in the Daitō Islands group southeast of Okinawa, Japan. It is administered as part of the village of Minamidaitō, Okinawa. Shimajiri District, Okinawa and has a population of 2,107. The island is principally cultivated for agriculture. The island has no beaches but has a fishing boat harbor and three cargo and ferry ports; as well as an airport Minami Daito Airport (airport code "MMD").

Key facts

Islands.name: Minamidaitōjima
Islands.image_name: file: Minami Daito Jima ISS002.jpg
Islands.image_caption: Aerial Photograph of Minamidaitōjima
Islands.map_image: Daito islands en.png
Islands.native_name: 南大東島 Minamidaitō-jima
Islands.native_name_link: Japanese language
Islands.location: Philippine Sea
Islands.archipelago: Daitō Islands
Islands.area_km2: 30.57
Islands.length_km: 4.85
Islands.coastline_km: 18.3
Islands.elevation_m: 75

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==Geography== Minamidaitōjima is a relatively isolated coralline island, located approximately south of Kitadaitōjima, the second largest island of the archipelago, and from Naha, Okinawa. As with the other islands in the archipelago, Minamidaitōjima is an uplifted coral atoll with a steep coastal cliff of limestone (the former fringing coral reef of the island), and a depressed center (the former lagoon of the island). The island is roughly oval in shape, with a circumference of about , length of and an area of . The highest point is above sea level. The island contains several ponds in the interior, such as the Ōike-pond.